Results 101-120 of 21,323 for speaker:Alan Kelly

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (1 Jul 2025)

Alan Kelly: 815. To ask the Minister for Health the plans in place to get sufficient number of healthcare assistants working in areas throughout the country (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35959/25]

Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (26 Jun 2025)

Alan Kelly: We need to be very careful with this Bill. The Minister needs to get this right because there are legitimate concerns about it. The purpose of the Bill is to give effect to the EU directive 2017/541 on combating terrorism, which is to a large extent directed at the foreign terrorist fighter phenomenon. The Bill includes offences of travelling to commit a terrorist offence, facilitating...

Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (26 Jun 2025)

Alan Kelly: Yes, it is.

Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (26 Jun 2025)

Alan Kelly: Please be assured that I have been here a long time and I have seen what is brought up in relation to Bills. I was made aware of this Garda operation some time ago. It was months ago, long before this young man took his own life. Members will be aware that journalist John Lee wrote about it in the Mail on Sunday. So much has happened in this case that does not add up. This creates a...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (26 Jun 2025)

Alan Kelly: I attended a public meeting on Monday night in Ballymackey outside Nenagh organised by a biogas concern group. I also met groups here a week earlier. Despite the issue of the location of the plan possibly being unsuitable, which road networks alone would dictate, we are committed as a country to achieving certain renewable goals in this area by 2030. It is proposed that there would be over...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Funding (26 Jun 2025)

Alan Kelly: 207. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider allocating extra funding for road maintenance to Tipperary County Council this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35113/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: An Garda Síochána (26 Jun 2025)

Alan Kelly: 218. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to provide a list of all capital upgrades to Baltinglass Garda station since 2005. [35112/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (26 Jun 2025)

Alan Kelly: 288. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Gardaí that have taken sick leave of more than six months in total since 2015 in counties Cork, Limerick, Wicklow and Donegal, respectively. [35104/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Early Childhood Care and Education (26 Jun 2025)

Alan Kelly: 312. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason there is only one speech and language therapist (SLT) working in the early intervention services team in Nenagh, County Tipperary and if there are any plans to increase that number as that SLT has to cover all of the north Tipperary area. [35162/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Early Childhood Care and Education (26 Jun 2025)

Alan Kelly: 351. To ask the Minister for Health the reason there is only one speech and language therapist (SLT) working in the early intervention services team in Nenagh, County Tipperary and if there are any plans to increase that number as that SLT has to cover all of the north Tipperary area. [35161/25]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Future of the An Post Network: Discussion (25 Jun 2025)

Alan Kelly: We have received apologies from Deputy Brian Brennan and I wish to express our condolences to him on the passing of his mother. Today's meeting is an engagement with officials from the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport and representatives of An Post and the Irish Postmasters Union, IPU, on the future of the An Post network. From the Department I welcome Mr. Patrick Neary,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Future of the An Post Network: Discussion (25 Jun 2025)

Alan Kelly: There are 30 seconds left.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Future of the An Post Network: Discussion (25 Jun 2025)

Alan Kelly: I call Senator Comyn.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Future of the An Post Network: Discussion (25 Jun 2025)

Alan Kelly: If those who are not members of the committee wish to speak, they can approach the clerk to let us know and we can facilitate them after all the members have spoken. Two non-members have already done so.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Future of the An Post Network: Discussion (25 Jun 2025)

Alan Kelly: I am keeping time remotely due to a failure of IT.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Future of the An Post Network: Discussion (25 Jun 2025)

Alan Kelly: The Senator has a minute.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Future of the An Post Network: Discussion (25 Jun 2025)

Alan Kelly: It improves it, 100%. Everything can fail.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Future of the An Post Network: Discussion (25 Jun 2025)

Alan Kelly: I call Deputy Joanna Byrne.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Future of the An Post Network: Discussion (25 Jun 2025)

Alan Kelly: I have some questions and then we will go to other members. When will a decision be made by the Department, approximately, on the proposal put forward by the postmasters' union?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Future of the An Post Network: Discussion (25 Jun 2025)

Alan Kelly: The decision on the €15 million will be around then.